31 October 2026
(SCREENSHOT: Office of the Ombudsman)
The last plane carrying Ukrainians evacuated from Oleshky has landed in Belarus. From there, the people will be transported to Ukraine.
This was reported by Member of Parliament Davyd Arakhamia.
According to him, the Ukrainians will be home in just a few hours. They are traveling with a Ukrainian delegation.
On October 30, a Ukrainian delegation led by Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, arrived in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region. People who wanted to leave the town for territory controlled by Ukraine were given that opportunity.
On the same day, two convoys departed from Oleshky: one headed for Ukraine, the other for Russia. The number of evacuees in each direction is unknown.
People who wished to travel to territory controlled by the Ukrainian government were transported via the occupied Crimea to Anapa, Russia. From there, they flew to Belarus.
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The operation is proceeding in accordance with agreements reached with Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova, with the assistance and coordination of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. These agreements provide for a temporary ceasefire in designated areas of Oleshky to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the preparation of a safe evacuation of the civilian population.
The ceasefire in the designated areas took effect at 3:00 a.m. on October 27, Kyiv time. According to the agreement, it is to last until the evening of November 1.
Юлія Калабайда